The gravity of weight
Subtitle: a clinical guide to weight loss and maintenance
By: Sylvia R. Karasu, T. Byram Karasu.
Contributors: Karasu, Toksoz B.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585623600
Subjects: Weight loss; Weight loss -- Psychological aspects; Obesity -- psychology; Obesity -- therapy; Body Weight -- physiology; Weight Loss -- physiology
Other titles: Clinical guide to weight loss and maintenance
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Obesity in the U.S. : the gravity of the situation; title: Food : the basic principles of calories; title: The psychology of the eater; title: The metabolic complexities of weight control; title: Psychiatric disorders and weight; title: Medical conditions and weight; title: Exercise and weight; title: Circadian rhythms, sleep, and weight; title: Diet and weight; title: Psychological treatment strategies and weight; title: Pharmacological and surgical treatments for weight.